Kidney and tumour successfully removed. Hurrah !!

Well done getting home so quickly. Take it very easy but try to walk even if it’s just around the house. It will help with the pain. I was told to press on the main cut every time I moved to prevent a hernia. A year later I still do this!! Old habits die hard!! I was also glued. Much better than staples and leaves a neat scar. Also beware the dreaded constipation. Take senna or a gentle laxative before it builds up. Wishing you a speedy recovery 

Thanks Jane for taking the time to reply. 
I was warned about constipation and have some laxative prescribed which I take twice daily. 
A more uncomfortable side effect at the moment is the bloating caused by pumping my abdominal cavity full of carbon dioxide !

I can’t seem to even pass wind at the moment, let alone anything else. 

I remember that well! My surgeon was more concerned about my bowels after the surgery than anything else! He wanted to know if I had passed wind. Apparently peppermint tea works well 

My wife has just made me a cup of peppermint tea!!!

Lets hope it does the trick. 

Good advice

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Well. I don’t know what to say. Congratulations. I’m astonished. 

 -Mark 

Thanks. I must admit there are none more astonished than myself !

I don’t know how long the wound remains uncomfortable but that is a relatively small price to pay. 

Hi ,

How did the peppermint tea go?!

Ok actually. It definitely eased the pressure, and I think it may be beneficial in the long term. I hate having this painful trapped wind and am looking forward to allowing the pressure relief valveo operate soon.

Trouble is hospital food seems to be designed not to include roughage or fruit. I questioned why they would rather medicate me for my bowels than feed me properly. One night all we got was 3 cream crackers and a glass of water. Nothing to go on the cream crackers. No wonder I stayed bunged up. The thing I found really helped me when I got home were Aldi's pure fruit puree ice lollies. Raspberry ones worked best.